<p><a class="guestlink" href="/people/george-takei/">George Takei</a>, actor, activist and writer, discusses his debut picture book, <em><span class="book"><a title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0593566351/wnycorg-20/">My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story</a></span></em> (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024).</p> <div class="embedded-image" style="max-width: 800px;"><img class="mcePuppyImage" src="https://media.wnyc.org/i/800/728/l/80/2024/04/MY_LOST_FREEDOM_jacket.jpg" alt=""> <div class="image-metadata"> <div class="image-caption">My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story</div> <div class="image-credit">(Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024)</div> </div> </div> <p>EVENT: <br>George Takei and BD Wong will be in conversation at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th St. in Manhattan) TONIGHT (April 16, 2024) at 8 p.m. Details and ticketing information <a href="https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/george-takei-my-lost-freedom">here</a>.</p>

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George Takei, actor, activist and writer, discusses his debut picture book, My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024). My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024) EVENT: George Takei and BD Wong will be in conversation at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th St. in Manhattan) TONIGHT (April 16, 2024) at 8 p.m. Details and ticketing information here.

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